Machine for weaving cross-wires in fences.



N0. 643,109. Patented Fb. I3, |900. T. F. CARPENTER. MACHINE FUR WEAVING CROSS WIRES IN FENCES.

` (Appncation med June 14, 1899.) (No Model.)

mm2-Ei me/who@ `rre STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS F. CARPENTER, OF DERBY, OHIO.

MACHINE FOR WEAVING CROSS-WIRES IN FENACES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 643,109, dated February 13, 1900.

Application filed June 14, 1899. Serial No. 720,456. (No model.)

T all whom it may concern.-

Be itknown that LTHoMAs ECARPENTER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Derby, in the county of Pickaway and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Machines for Weaving Cross- Wires in Fences, of Which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to machines for Weaving cross-Wires in fences; and the objects of inyinvention are to provide an effective cross- Wire Weaving mechanism for Wire fences Which shall be simple of construction and capable of being rapidly and easily operated, to so construct the same as to admit of the cross-Wire being Wound in either direction about the longitudinal Wires, and to produce other improvements, the details of construction and arrangement of parts of which will be more fully pointed out hereinafter. These objects I accomplish in the manner illustrated in the accompanying drawings,`in Whicl1- Figure 1 is a View of a portion of a wire fence, showing my machine in position for weaving the cross-Wire therein. Fig. 2 is a detail View in perspective of the upper portion of the shifting frame. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the Weaver, showing the main operating gear-Wheel cut centrally. Fig. 4 is a detail View in perspective of the sliding block or head, which I employ in the mannerhereinafter described. Fig. 5 is an end View of the Weaver-tube and its beveled pinion; and Fig. G is an end View of the catch-lever, which I employ in the manner hereinafter described.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In carrying out my invention I employ a shifting Weaver-supporting frame 1, which eyes or staples 7, which project from the outer side of one of the bar-Wings 3 at points on the outer sides of the inner ends of the recesses 4. 3 represents a sliding block the vertical edges of which are recessed, as indicated at 8, to receive the edges of the inturned Wing portions 3fL of the angular standards 2, said standard portions being thus made to loosely embrace said block S. outer side of said block is an outwardly-extending Weaver-supporting arm 9, the latter having its outer portion bent at an angle With its remaining portion. The angular arm 9 thus formed is jointedly -`connected at 10 with the outwardly-extending arms of two angular yoke-bars 11, the latter embracing looselyand having its remaining end portions connected, respectively, with the upper and lower sides of a lateral extension 12 of a horizontal Weavertube casing or boxing 13. As indicated more clearly in Fig. 3 of the drawings, I provide those ends of the arms or bars 11 which are j ointedly connected With the arm or bar 9 with separated projecting lugs 14 and 15, which are adapted to engage opposite sides of a lug 16, which is formed on said arm 9 in such position as to contact with the lugs 15 and 14 When said arms 11 are swung in either direction independently of the arm 9, thus limiting such independent swinging movement.

As is usual in this class of weavers, the Weaver-tube casing is provided throughout its length with a longitudinal slot or opening, which is indicated at 17, and Within the Pivoted to and on theV casing or boxing thus formed is journaled a Weaver-tube 18, the latter having on its outer end portion a head or flange 19 and carrying on its opposite end portion a bevel-pinion 20. The tube 18 is also provided With a longitudinal slotted opening, which is indicated at 21, and that end portion of said tube which projects through the pinion 20, which is carried thereon, is surrounded by a clip 22, having an entrance or mouth portion Which is opposite said tube-slot opening 21. As indicated at 12, the lateral projection 12 of the Weaver casing or boxing is provided with an outwardly-extending frame-bar which is bent to a substantially yoke shape and the outer termination of which is in the form of a suitable handle 12b. From the center of the length of the frame-bar 12a thus formed pro- IOO jects a pin 23, on which is rotatably mounted the hub portion of a bevel gear-wheel 24, the latter extending at right angles and gearing with the pinion 20. The gear-wheel 24 is also provided with a crank-handle which projects from a point near the rim of said wheel and is indicated at 25. At a point on the periphery of the wheel 24 I provide a projecting pin 26, with which is adapted to be engaged the concaved or recessed end of a spring-actuated catch-lever 27, the latter being fulcrumed on one side of the handle 12b and having its recessed end normally depressed and in the path of said pin 26. ward from the flange 19 is a pin 28, on which is adapted to be supporteda coil of wire, such as is indicated at 29 in Fig. 1.

In order to illustrate the operation of my device,we will assume that the shifting-frame standards 2 are connected with the longitudinal wires of the fence in the manner shown and heretofore described and that the block or head 8 is in its position between the wings 3iL of said standards. The wire from the coil 29 leads from said coil in the usual manner through the tube 18, and the weaver is turned inthe direction of the length of the fence, causing the adjoininglongitudinal fence-wire 5 to enter said weaver-tube through the slotted openings 17 and 21. The wire 29 having previously been attached, as shown in Fig. 1, to an upper wire 5, it is obvious that a rotation of the gear-wheel 24 must result in a winding action of the wire 29 about the adjacent wire 5. In constructing my machine the relative sizes of the wheels 24': and 2O are preferably such as to cause from two to three wraps of the cross-wire about the longitudinal wire at one complete revolution of the gear-wheel 24. This revolution being completed, the wheel may be held in place by causing an engagement of the catch-lever 27 and the pin 26. In continuing the weavingoperation the machine is now swung outward on the pivot 10 to cause a disengagement of the horizontal fence-Wire last operated upon and the weaving-tube. Having been thus swung outward, the weaving-machine is dropped to the next lower wire 5, where the operation above described is repeated. In this downward movement it is obvious that the block 8 will travel between the frame-standards 2 of the shifting frame. It will readily be seen that in order to drop the machine to the neXt succeeding wire a certain proportion of the wire Projecting out' 29 must be reeled off or unwound from the pin 28 and that this unwinding or gaining of slack wire is produced by the outward-swinging movement of thel weaver. In order to prevent a direct pull on the horizontal wire previously operated upon when the machine is swung outward, I have provided the joint 10 between the arms 9 and 11, this joint admitting of the weaver-body being swung outward and a portion ofthe wire unwound from the pin 28 before the lug 15 comes into contact with the lug 16 of said jointed arms, thus providing a limited amount of slack wire before the swinging movement is imparted to the arm 9.A

When the cross-wire has been in the manner above described carried from the top to the bottom horizontal wire, it is obvious that the shifting frame 1 may be moved in the direction of the length of the fence before again beginning the operation of weaving said crosswire in connection with said horizontal wire.

It will be-observed that the operating gearwheel 24 may be turned in either direction, thus admitting of the Winding action of the wire 29 upon the wires 5 being reversed as desired.

I-Iaving now fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

In a machine for weaving cross-wires in fences, the combination with a shifting frame consisting of united parallel standards 2 having slotted recesses for the reception of the longitudinal fence-wires, a weaver-frame, a slotted tube boxing or casing, and a handle portion formed therewith, of a slotted weavertube journaled in said casing, a wire-carrying pin projecting as described from said tubeiiange, a slotted pinion on said tube, a bevel gear-wheel journaled on said weaver-frame and gearing with said pinion, said gear-wheel having a handle projection, yoke-arms 11 having corresponding ends connected with said weaver-f rame and extending on opposite sides of said pinion, ,a block 8 having a sliding support between the standards of said shifting frame and an arm 9 jointedly connected at one end with the block 8 and having its remaining end jointedly connected with said yoke-arms 11, substantially as described.

THOMAS lF. CARPENTER.

C. C. SHEPHERD, C. E. SHOCKEY.

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